Chapter 61
Su Jiang was still there scolding Zhou Zitan for his lack of manly ethics.
"Doctor Shen, the two of them are getting together again. Your beloved Xiao Zhou even kissed Yu Jurong. It's really hateful."
What?
Based on Shen Tingzhou's understanding of Zhou Zitan, it is impossible for him to kiss Yu Jurong on his own initiative. Could it be that Yu Jurong is threatening him again?
Now Shen Tingzhou couldn't care less about Xu Zhenzi beside him, "Where did you kiss?"
Don't let anything happen again!
Su Jiang said angrily, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, he and Yu Jurong were very close, fighting and cursing with each other."
Shen Tingzhou sensed something was wrong, "What did Xiao Zhou use to kiss Yu Jurong just now?"
Su Jiang snorted, "He kissed Yu Jurong on the face with his hand."
With your hands?
Shen Tingzhou asked suspiciously, "Did he hit Yu Jurong with his fist?"
Su Jiang asked back, "Isn't it the same? Beating is love and scolding is affection!"
Thinking of the man who half-knelt in front of Su Jiang and said he wanted to be his dog, Shen Tingzhou understood why Su Jiang said "beating is love and scolding is care".
Daxiang understands dog training literature!
When Shen Tingzhou was silent, Zhou Zitan called.
When Zhou Zitan called at this time, Shen Tingzhou didn't dare to refuse the call even if a resentful version of Zhenzi was sitting next to him.
Shen Tingzhou said to Su Jiang, "I have a call."
Su Qiang snorted, "It's that Xiao Zhou, right? I saw him making a phone call. It turns out you still love him the most."
Shen Tingzhou: ...
Su Rong hung up the phone angrily, and Shen Tingzhou quickly answered Zhou Zitan's call.
As expected, Zhou Zitan's first words were explosive, "Doctor Shen, I met Yu Jurong today. Can I kill him?"
Shen Tingzhou stood up suddenly, tried to control his voice, and said calmly: "Don't be impulsive!"
Zhou Zitan gritted his teeth and said, "He actually contacted my mother in private. I told him not to contact my family!"
What's wrong with this Xiao Yu? Why does he always jump around in Zhou Zi's mine-detecting area?
Shen Tingzhou tapped his forehead and asked, "How did you get in touch?"
Zhou Zitan said angrily: "Today, my mother and I went to do charity work, and he came too."
Shen Tingzhou comforted the irritable Xiao Zhou, "...maybe he is also doing charity."
Zhou Zitan reacted strongly, his voice rising several degrees, "How could a man like him do charity?"
Shen Tingzhou said, "People are multifaceted. Purely evil people and purely kind people are rare. Even if Yu Jurong didn't have such good intentions, he would have actively attended various charity events for the sake of his public image."
Zhou Zitan calmed down and asked, "Is it still like this?"
Shen Tingzhou affirmed: "Yes! Look at those wealthy people, which one of them is not called a philanthropist?"
The first person Zhou Zitan thought of was Zhou Zhizhong, followed by his brother, He Yanting, who has been providing financial assistance to poor mountainous areas and some seriously ill children who have no money to treat their illnesses for many years.
Zhou Zitan, who had calmed down completely, glanced at Yu Jurong who was talking to He Ranjie not far away, and felt a little annoyed again.
Laugh, laugh, laugh, what are you laughing at? Stay away from my mother!
Shen Tingzhou: "Don't worry too much. There's no need for him to tell others about this. It won't do him any good."
After successfully calming Zhou Zitan down, Shen Tingzhou breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and saw Xu Xun sitting on the bed.
Xu Xunchong smiled at Shen Tingzhou and said, "It's okay. You don't have to worry about me. Just take care of Xiao Zhou first."
Shen Tingzhou got nervous and hung up the phone with Zhou Zitan. He explained to Xu Xun, "There's nothing going on between Xiao Zhou and me."
Xu Xun smiled and said, "I know."
The more he said this, the more uneasy Shen Tingzhou felt, "...You may not know."
Xu Xun came over and covered Shen Tingzhou's mouth. "No need to explain, I understand. This Xiao Zhou got into trouble again, and you helped him solve it."
Xu Xun took Shen Tingzhou's hand and asked him to sit on the bed. "You don't have to explain anything to me."
Shen Tingzhou was pushed onto the bed by Xu Xun, who said softly, "You've been tired all day, you need to have a good rest."
Xu Xun covered Shen Tingzhou's eyes with his hands again, "Don't think about anything. I'm not Xiao Zhou. I won't cause you any trouble or give you any headache."
Shen Tingzhou thought this was a bit strange.
But feeling Xu Xun pressing lightly on his temple, Shen Tingzhou's tense body slowly relaxed, his brain followed suit, and a feeling of emotion arose in his heart.
How could there be someone as considerate as Xiao Xu in the world?
Then he vaguely followed Xu Xun's words and thought that if Zhou Zitan could be half as worry-free as Xiao Xu, he really wouldn't have to worry so much.
Hey, this little Zhou.
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He Yanting asked Jiang Ji to meet the next morning. Worried that Zhou Zitan might accidentally enter the scene, Shen Tingzhou called Zhou Zitan out.
Shen Tingzhou took Zhou Zitan to an art exhibition, which was the best place he could think of for two men to spend time.
Zhou Zitan does not have artistic talent. If someone else invited him to such a place, he would think that person was mentally ill.
Shen Tingzhou was treated preferentially by Zhou Zitan, and he followed Shen Tingzhou obediently to watch these exhibitions that he had no idea what they were doing.
After viewing the exhibition, Shen Tingzhou was about to take Zhou Zitan to a nearby restaurant for dinner, but unexpectedly he saw Yu Jurong at the end of the corridor.
For a moment, Shen Tingzhou also suspected that Yu Jurong was following Zhou Zitan. The frequency of their encounters was indeed quite high.
Seeing Yu Jurong, Zhou Zitan's expression turned a little unhappy, but he was not as excited as last night.
Yu Jurong was very calm and walked over to greet Zhou Zitan, "What a coincidence."
Zhou Zitan showed his impatience, "Get out of the way, you're blocking our way."
Yu Jurong smiled and said, "I was in such a hurry yesterday that I didn't have time to ask you. I heard that your brother has woken up?"
Zhou Zitan immediately became alert, "Why are you asking this?"
Yu Jurong smiled and didn't reply to his words. She looked at Shen Tingzhou and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Doctor Shen, let's talk another day."
Although he didn't know what they had to talk about, Shen Tingzhou nodded out of basic courtesy.
Looking at Yu Jurong's departing back, Zhou Zitan wanted to chase after him, but was held back by Shen Tingzhou.
Zhou Zitan said anxiously, "He is full of bad intentions. He must be up to something bad when he mentions my brother."
Shen Tingzhou felt that Zhou Zitan was like throwing a meat bun at a dog, but then again, Yu Jurong was quite good at catching Zhou Zitan, and he almost always hit the target.
Shen Tingzhou held Zhou Zitan down and said, "Don't worry about him. He's just talking nonsense. He won't really say anything."
Zhou Zitan didn't say anything and followed Shen Tingzhou obediently.
They met again in the restaurant.
Shen Tingzhou found a restaurant with good reviews. When he entered, he saw Yu Jurong having dinner with some friends.
When Yu Jurong saw Shen Tingzhou, he raised his hand as a greeting, then picked up his phone.
Soon, Zhou Zitan's cell phone vibrated. He took out his cell phone and frowned.
Shen Tingzhou asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhou Zitan sent back a dynamic picture of Yu Jurong giving a middle finger, and then said to Shen Tingzhou, "He sent me the hotel room number."
Shen Tingzhou was shocked, "You guys are still sticking with that agreement?"
Zhou Zitan had hit Yu Jurong on the head before. In order to prevent him from calling the police, he promised Yu Jurong that he would be available whenever he was called.
Looking at Zhou Zitan's attitude towards beating and scolding Yu Jurong these times, Shen Tingzhou thought that the agreement had been settled long ago.
Zhou Zitan, who had no moral principles, said: "It's okay, I'll just treat it as a dog bite."
Shen Tingzhou was completely confused, "Didn't you guys... have a fight yesterday?"
Zhou Zitan: "That's because I thought he was going to complain to my mom. I hit him on the head some time ago, but Dr. Shen, you also said that there is no reason for him to tell my mom. It will not be good for him."
Shen Tingzhou: ...
Therefore, as long as Yu Jurong does not complain to He Ranjie, Zhou Zitan will still fulfill his promise.
Shen Tingzhou, a mortal, would never be able to understand this magical train of thought, but he finally understood one thing -
That is, if Zhou Zitan says he wants to kill Yu Jurong again next time, there is no need to panic. With Yu Jurong's intelligence, he should be able to handle it.
Shen Tingzhou was relieved instantly.
As long as you regard all this as part of the play between Zhou Zitan and Yu Jurong, there is nothing difficult to understand.
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After receiving Jiang Ji's call and confirming that he had returned from the hospital, Shen Tingzhou drove Zhou Zitan to the hospital and went to see He Yanting by the way.
He Yanting was in good condition. When Shen Tingzhou passed by, he was looking through the company's reports during the period when he lost his memory.
From He Yanting's calm face, Shen Tingzhou could not tell the result of his negotiation with Jiang Ji.
The only thing that is certain is that the two of them did not have a quarrel during this conversation, otherwise He Yanting would not have been so calm.
After what happened last time, Zhou Zitan didn't dare to get too close to He Yanting. He stood at the end of the bed and greeted him a few words in the name of He Ranjie.
"Brother, my mom asked me to come and see you. How are you feeling today? By the way, do you want to drink any soup? My mom said she'll make it and bring it to you."
He Yanting's attitude towards Zhou Zitan is no different from the past. As long as Jiang Ji is not mentioned, the two of them can communicate normally.
Although He Yanting's tone was still indifferent, Zhou Zitan was already very happy to hear this.
On the way back, Zhou Zitan told Shen Tingzhou about his and He Yanting's childhood.
When Zhou Zitan was a child, he was often bullied by other children of the same age because of his developmental disabilities, short stature, and being an "illegitimate child".
"My brother was very powerful. He knocked the man down with one punch. I pushed him into the swimming pool while he was dazed. It was my brother who jumped into the water and pulled him out. When the adults asked about it later, my brother said that he had done it himself and did not give me away."
"Another time, they tricked me into a warehouse and locked me up there, and it was my brother who found me."
At that time, Zhou Zitan rushed out in a hurry and kept kicking the door, breaking his toes. It was He Yanting who carried him back.
Shen Tingzhou suddenly understood why Zhou Zitan liked He Yanting so much.
In addition to being He Ranjie's nephew, He Yanting also helped Zhou Zitan when he was at his weakest.
Shen Tingzhou sighed.
周子探突然叫停，“沈醫生，能不能停一下，我去商店買一個東西。”
沈亭州把車停到路口，周子探打開車門，一分鐘後拿着一盒避孕的東西。
看着周子探頂着一張沒心沒肺的臉，大喇喇拿着小套套，沈亭州那絲感動瞬間收回。
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把小周送到家，沈亭州原本想回去，突然接到物業的電話。
聽到自家水管爆了，沈亭州跟許殉說了一聲，然後急匆匆趕了回去。
打開家門，家裏果然水漫客廳，牆紙因為受潮大面積起泡，好在物業已經幫他關了水閥。
許殉很快就帶着人過來。
對方是專業處理水管爆裂的，用小型吸水器，把客廳裏的水吸幹淨，然後開始修理水管斷裂處。
看着狼藉的客廳，沈亭州有些犯愁，“原本還想搬回來，沒想到……”
管家的侄子已經抓住陸源雇傭去殺流浪貓的人，對方“主動”到警局投案，交待了陸源用錢收買他殺貓，以此用來恐吓威脅沈亭州。
因為這件事，陸源不僅刑期加重，還被禁止寫信聯系外界。
沈亭州想着這幾天就搬回來，現在客廳一淹，他只能繼續借住在許殉家。
許殉低聲說，“如果你覺得住我家不方便，我……可以重新給你找個地方。”
見許殉誤會了，沈亭州趕忙解釋，“我沒這個意思，就是怕這裏久不住人，會長黴斑，滋生細菌。”
許殉看了一眼沈亭州，“那，如果我們以後要結婚，這套房子怎麽辦？”
沈亭州被許殉這個假設說得有些不好意思，他倒是沒想那麽長遠。
許殉食指勾了一下沈亭州，“你說話啊，怎麽辦？”
沈亭州指尖一燙，然後他的手就被許殉握住了。
一道男聲打破了沈亭州跟許殉之間那種無聲的暧昧，“沈先生，你終于回來了。”
沈亭州抽回手，朝門口看去。
穿着西裝，但沒打領帶的物業經理站在敞開的門口，他禮貌地問，“我可以進來嗎？”
沈亭州忙說，“別客氣，快進來。”
物業經理走進來說，“您家的水管爆了之後，水都滲到樓下那位住戶家，是他給我們打電話。”
一聽泡了樓下住戶的牆，沈亭州、許殉跟着物業經理去敲對方的門，想要談一下賠償問題。
但敲了半天，也沒有人響應。
物業經理奇怪道：“半個小時前人好像還在家，難道現在去辦事了？”
沈亭州說，“既然人沒在，麻煩您給我一個電話，我聯系他問一下賠償問題。”
一聽住戶要單獨談，物業經理巴不得地把電話給了沈亭州。
沈亭州沒打通電話，先跟許殉回去了。
聽說沈亭州的水管爆了，管家莫名笑了一下，開口道：“比起少爺的打算，還是水管靠譜。”
沈亭州覺得這話很有深意，正要細想，突然就被許殉吻住了。
看着管家還沒走遠的背影，沈亭州心裏驚了一下，不明白怎麽對方突然要親他。
許殉親完之後，随便捉了一只貓抱給沈亭州。
一頭霧水的沈亭州，很快被貓吸引了全部注意力。
看着認真吸貓的沈亭州，許殉朝管家的方向投去幽怨的目光，并且暗自貞化。
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周三那天，沈亭州又陪蘇俞去醫院做檢查。
懷孕後期的檢查會頻繁起來，孕夫讨厭醫院，讨厭檢查，心情不怎麽好，悶悶不樂地走着。
直到聽說檢查完，沈亭州帶他去吃烤紅薯，他才重新開心起來。
蘇俞仰着頭，尖尖的下巴比之前圓潤了一些，“沈醫生，我還想吃芝士玉米。”
沈亭州：“好，但只能吃半個，可以嗎？”
蘇俞狂點頭，“嗯嗯。”
從醫院出來，沈亭州放慢車速，他記得附近有一家烤紅薯的小店。
找到地方之後，沈亭州下車買了一塊給蘇俞。
在蘇俞吃烤紅薯的時候，沈亭州用手機搜索附近賣芝士玉米的店鋪。
身側的蘇俞突然揚起調子“嗯”了一聲。
蘇俞托着下巴，盯着車窗外的某處，“這個人……”
想起蘇俞“看人很準”的buff，沈亭州跟着看了過去。
那是一個纖瘦的青年，怕冷似的裹着長長的圍巾，圍巾遮住半張臉，只露出一點鼻子跟一雙眼睛。
今天的風很大，他逆風獨自走在馬路上，搖晃的身影仿佛随時摔倒，看起來很虛弱。
沈亭州眉頭微蹙，然後聽到蘇俞用一種饒有興致的聲音說，“還蠻有意思的。”
沈亭州轉頭看向蘇俞，“怎麽了？”
蘇俞笑笑，天真地說，“沒什麽，感覺他好多心事的樣子，現在很少見到這樣的人了。”
沈亭州再朝窗外看去時，人已經消失不見了。
蘇俞很快就将這個人抛到腦後，仰頭問沈亭州要芝士玉米。
沈亭州開車找到一家店，讓蘇俞吃了半個芝士玉米，就将他送回家。
見沈亭州沒有留下來的意思，蘇俞自怨自艾，“我就知道，我留不住沈醫生的心，現在連身也留不住了。”
沈亭州解釋，“我今天有點事要辦。”
蘇俞捧起肚子，“沒有關系的寶寶，至少他還願意騙我們，說明他還是在乎我們的。”
沈亭州無奈道：“我家淹了，今天約好找樓下談賠償。”
蘇俞眼睛立刻亮了，“帶我去吧帶我去吧，我最會吵架了。”
沈亭州：“……是談賠償。”
蘇俞：“我也最會---吵架了。”
蘇俞是認定這場談賠償會變成吵架，非要跟着沈亭州一塊去。
就算真的會吵起來，沈亭州也不敢帶着月份這麽大的孕夫去找刺激。
成功勸下想湊熱鬧的蘇俞，以免節外生枝，沈亭州趕緊走了。
樓下的住戶應該是一個重度社恐，一直拒絕沈亭州來家裏，但不知道對方家裏毀損成什麽樣子，沈亭州不知道怎麽賠償，他必須去看看才能協商。
沈亭州耐心溝通一番，終于讓對方松口。
到地方後，沈亭州摁了一下門鈴，房門一直沒開，沈亭州沒有再摁，就耐心地等在門口。
他們倆約好這個時間點，對方應該是在家裏，可能是覺得他不夠安全，所以不敢開門。
沈亭州懷疑這個人正通過貓眼觀察他，确定他不會對自己造成傷害才會開門。
果然十幾秒後，房門打開了一條縫隙。
沈亭州站在門口說，“你好，我是樓上的住戶，方便我進去嗎？”
房門又拉開了一些，一道很低很小的聲音說，“可以。”
沈亭州從口袋拿出腳套，在門口套上之後，走進了對方家裏。
首先看到的就是客廳那一大片脫落的牆皮，沈亭州心生愧疚，轉頭對房子的主人說，“不好意思，我……”
看清對方的臉，他略微停頓了一下。
那是一個瘦弱的青年，哪怕在家裏他也裹着厚厚的圍巾，只露一雙眼睛出來。在跟沈亭州的目光對視後，青年慌忙移開。
是剛才在醫院外見到的那個人。
沈亭州只停頓了一下，接着說，“我最近有點事不在家，所以沒有及時發現，不好意思。”
青年搖了搖頭。
沈亭州問，“我能再進去看看其他地方嗎？”
青年點了一下頭，這次幅度要大一些，沈亭州看到他後頸有一片燒傷的疤痕。
對方似乎也意識到了，慌忙拉上了圍巾，走到前面的沙發，拉遠了跟沈亭州的距離。
沈亭州仿佛什麽也沒有看見，在客廳檢查了一遍，詢問對方賠償方案，是要錢，還是他找人把被水泡壞的地方重新裝修一遍。
青年似乎也是第一次遇到這種事，很小聲地說，“這個房子不是我的，我只是租客，押金很多，我、我也不知道怎麽弄。”
沈亭州明白了，跟青年要了房東的電話。
沈亭州說，“我跟房東直接商量，你放心，你退租的時候，絕對不會因為這件事扣你押金。”
青年似乎松了一口氣，反而跟沈亭州說謝謝。
沈亭州笑着說，“應該是我跟你抱歉。”
青年看了一眼沈亭州，然後輕輕搖了一下頭。
房東是一個熱心腸，但嘴巴很厲害，也有點話痨的人。
跟沈亭州談完賠償後，房東話題一轉，又說到房客身上。
“我不是跟你叫人壞話吼，這個小夥子，看起來病繞繞的，人也怪得嘞。”
“一開始我都不想租給他，所以才把押金說的很高，沒想到他會這麽痛快，不過他人是不錯吼，住了這些日子，家裏打掃得幹幹淨淨，比我之前那些租客好多了，就是怪。”
她的話又快又密，還時不時夾雜一些方言，沈亭州完全插不上話。
這下他終于明白，為什麽那個青年不願意跟自己的房東溝通了。
挂了電話，沈亭州哭笑不得地捏了捏鼻梁。
把錢給房東打過去後，沈亭州就把這件事忘了。
周五許殉去公司開會，中午他倆約好一塊吃飯，沈亭州提前出發，順便去逛了逛寵物商店，拎着東西剛走出來，就跟一個人撞到一起。
那人慌張道：“對不起。”
Shen Tingzhou felt the voice sounded familiar, and when he looked up, it turned out to be the socially anxious young man.
The other party also recognized Shen Tingzhou, was stunned for a moment, looked behind him, his bloodless lips trembled slightly, and he quickly walked into the pet store.
Before Shen Tingzhou could figure out what was going on, a tall and handsome man walked over quickly.
He looked around and walked up to Shen Tingzhou. "Excuse me, did you see someone passing by here? Male, about this tall, wearing a black down jacket and a scarf."
As soon as Shen Tingzhou heard it, he knew who he was looking for, but when he thought of the panic on the young man's face just now, he shook his head.
The man frowned and was about to chase after Shen Tingzhou.
At this time, the clerk of the pet store said, "Sir, what do you need while squatting here?"
This sentence drew the man's attention back and he looked over.